Wednesday, 5 January 2005, 1700
hrsTOP STORIESRelief
workers' focus shifts to rebuilding infrastructure
Ten days after the tsunami disaster struck the coastal States in the south and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Centre has completed the first stage of relief and rescue
operations and says it will now rebuild the battered coastline

BUSINESS & ECONOMYDrug
price control in a limbo The Sandhu Committee, which was set up to examine the ambit of price control,
has failed
to meet
its December 2004 deadline.

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HERITAGEPerfect,
stately and tallIf a temple were ever built to make a
statement, this is it. USHA KRIS describes the grandeur of the Rajarajeswaram
temple
in Tamil NaduNEWS UPDATECongressional
leaders oppose F-16 sale to PakistanTwo prominent Congressional leaders have warned Bush against
selling F-16s to Pakistan saying it can seriously undermine US-India relations.
They are running a campaign to drive home that a sale can squander opportunities
to strengthen strategic US-India ties

FEATURE PICKS

Financial ExpressDrills for natural disaster management
Gujarat, Andhra and Tamil Nadu used to boast of the best disaster management drills — there were blue books of instructions on what to do and who should do what.
By S NARAYAN

* * * Gulf NewsAmerica has a moral obligation to
help develop poor nations
Now that George W. Bush has a mandate for a second term, he intends to pursue his goals for economic development with the same determination that made possible the liberation of Iraq and
Afghanistan, says COLIN POWELL
* * * Asia TimesTsunamis won't stop jihadis
It would be delusional to believe that because of the enormous tragedy, jihadi terrorists will refrain from acts of terrorism in tsunami-ravaged countries, lest violence antagonize the local population. They have never cared for public opinion and public revulsion has never stopped them from taking action. -
By B RAMAN

* * * India TogetherBangalore airport: real estate or runway?
True, Bangalore must be able handle more flights, passengers and air freight to meet current demand and future growth. But London’s Heathrow airport sits on 1000 acres less land, and yet flies 14 times more passengers than Bangalore's new airport will. What's going on?
JACOB JOHN investigates.